Ben Griffin betting profile: Rocket Mortgage Classic
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In his last time out at the Travelers Championship, Ben Griffin carded a 67th-place finish, and he enters the 2024 Rocket Mortgage Classic looking to improve on that finish.
The Rocket Mortgage Classic tournament and course info
- Date: June 27-30, 2024
- Location: Detroit, MI
- Course: Detroit Golf Club
- Par: 72 / 7,370 yards
- Purse: $9.2M
- Previous winner: Rickie Fowler
At the Rocket Mortgage Classic
- Griffin finished 33rd (with a score of 12-under) in his only appearance at the Rocket Mortgage Classic in recent years (in 2023).
- When Rickie Fowler won this tournament in 2023, he had 1.2 Strokes Gained: Off-the-Tee (30th in the field), 7.526 SG: Approach the Green (second), and 4.521 SG: Putting (12th).
- Fowler averaged 309.8 yards off the tee (22nd in field), had a greens in regulation percentage of 84.72% (second), and attempted 28 putts per round (16th) in that victory a year ago.
Griffin's recent history at the Rocket Mortgage Classic
| Date | Result | Round Scores | To Par |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6/29/2023 | 33 | 70-67-69-70 | -12 |
Griffin's recent performances
- Griffin has finished in the top five in one of his last five tournaments.
- He has made two cuts over his last five tournaments.
- Griffin has finished within three shots of the leader in one of his last five tournaments. Over that same span, he's finished with a better-than-average score once.
- In his last five appearances, his average score has been 8-under.
- Ben Griffin has averaged 292.1 yards off the tee in his past five tournaments.
- In his past five starts, Griffin is averaging -0.295 Strokes Gained: Putting.
- Looking at Strokes Gained: Total, Griffin has an average of -0.108 in his past five tournaments.
Griffin's advanced stats and rankings
- Griffin has delivered a Strokes Gained: Off the Tee average of -0.150 this season (121st on TOUR). His average driving distance (293.9 yards) ranks 126th, while his 56% driving accuracy average ranks 139th.
- In terms of Strokes Gained: Approach, Griffin ranks 78th on TOUR, putting up an average of 0.121, while he ranks 95th with a Greens in Regulation mark of 64.90%.
- On the greens, Griffin's 0.284 Strokes Gained: Putting mark ranks 40th this season, and his 28.34 putts-per-round average ranks 25th.
| Category | Overall TOUR Rank | Overall | Last 5 Starts |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average Driving Distance | 126 | 293.9 | 292.1 |
| Greens in Regulation % | 95 | 64.90% | 61.51% |
| Putts Per Round | 25 | 28.34 | 28.9 |
| Par Breakers | 79 | 24.34% | 19.84% |
| Bogey Avoidance | 17 | 12.79% | 14.29% |
Griffin's best finishes
- While Griffin has not won any of the 21 tournaments he has taken part in this season, he has earned one top-five finish and two top-10 finishes.
- In those 21 events, he made the cut 14 times.
- Currently, Griffin ranks 57th in the FedExCup standings with 649 points.
Griffin's best Strokes Gained performances
- This season, Griffin's best Strokes Gained: Off-the-Tee mark came at the RBC Canadian Open in May 2024, as he ranked 29th in the field with a mark of 1.047.
- Griffin put up his best Strokes Gained: Approach mark this season at the RBC Canadian Open, ranking No. 1 in the field at 7.006. In that event, he finished second.
- When it comes to Strokes Gained: Around-the-Green, Griffin's best effort this season was at the Texas Children's Houston Open, where he ranked 10th in the field with a mark of 3.129 (he finished 36th in that event).
- At the RBC Canadian Open in May 2024, Griffin posted his best Strokes Gained: Putting mark so far this season (5.186, which ranked 14th in the field). In that tournament, he finished second.
- Griffin delivered his best Strokes Gained: Total mark this season (14.875) in May 2024 at the RBC Canadian Open. That ranked second in the field.
Griffin's Strokes Gained rankings
| Category | Overall TOUR Rank | Overall | Last 5 Starts |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average Strokes Gained: Off-the-Tee | 121 | -0.150 | -0.001 |
| Average Strokes Gained: Approach the Green | 78 | 0.121 | 0.908 |
| Average Strokes Gained: Around the Green | 57 | 0.161 | -0.720 |
| Average Strokes Gained: Putting | 40 | 0.284 | -0.295 |
| Average Strokes Gained: Total | 52 | 0.416 | -0.108 |
Griffin's past results
| Date | Tournament Name | Result | Round Scores | To Par | FedExCup Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 29 - July 2 | Rocket Mortgage Classic | 33 | 70-67-69-70 | -12 | 20 |
| July 13-15 | Genesis Scottish Open | 25 | 69-67-69-70 | -5 | 29 |
| July 20-22 | The Open Championship | MC | 75-71 | +4 | -- |
| July 27-30 | 3M Open | 20 | 68-69-67-68 | -12 | 39 |
| August 3-6 | Wyndham Championship | MC | 70-73 | +3 | -- |
| August 10-13 | FedEx St. Jude Championship | 24 | 69-66-68-70 | -7 | 130 |
| October 5-8 | Sanderson Farms Championship | 2 | 67-63-66-74 | -22 | -- |
| October 12-15 | Shriners Children's Open | MC | 73-70 | +1 | -- |
| October 19-21 | ZOZO CHAMPIONSHIP | 64 | 70-73-70-74 | +7 | -- |
| November 2-5 | World Wide Technology Championship | 23 | 68-70-67-66 | -17 | -- |
| November 9-12 | Butterfield Bermuda Championship | 37 | 71-63-69-69 | -12 | -- |
| November 16-19 | The RSM Classic | 8 | 67-67-69-61 | -18 | -- |
| January 11-14 | Sony Open in Hawaii | 30 | 70-62-70-69 | -9 | 21 |
| January 18-21 | The American Express | 9 | 66-68-64-66 | -24 | 78 |
| January 24-27 | Farmers Insurance Open | MC | 72-71 | -1 | -- |
| February 1-4 | AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am | 58 | 74-67-72 | -3 | 8 |
| February 8-11 | WM Phoenix Open | 28 | 72-67-68-69 | -8 | 24 |
| February 15-18 | The Genesis Invitational | 37 | 72-69-66-75 | -2 | 23 |
| February 29 - March 3 | Cognizant Classic in The Palm Beaches | MC | 71-72 | +1 | -- |
| March 7-10 | Puerto Rico Open | 55 | 71-68-71-70 | -8 | 4 |
| March 14-17 | THE PLAYERS Championship | MC | 73-71 | E | -- |
| March 21-24 | Valspar Championship | 17 | 71-68-70-71 | -4 | 43 |
| March 28-31 | Texas Children's Houston Open | 36 | 72-68-69-68 | -3 | 16 |
| April 4-7 | Valero Texas Open | 39 | 69-74-74-69 | -2 | 15 |
| April 18-21 | Corales Puntacana Championship | 14 | 72-68-68-67 | -13 | 30 |
| April 25-28 | Zurich Classic of New Orleans | MC | 66-73 | -68 | -- |
| May 2-5 | THE CJ CUP Byron Nelson | 13 | 69-64-67-67 | -17 | 53 |
| May 9-12 | Myrtle Beach Classic | 16 | 67-68-69-68 | -12 | 29 |
| May 16-19 | PGA Championship | W/D | 73-65 | +2 | -- |
| May 23-26 | Charles Schwab Challenge | MC | 71-72 | +3 | -- |
| May 30 - June 2 | RBC Canadian Open | 2 | 70-65-65-65 | -15 | 300 |
| June 6-9 | the Memorial Tournament presented by Workday | MC | 76-73 | +5 | -- |
| June 20-23 | Travelers Championship | 67 | 71-71-67-71 | E | 7 |
All stats in this article are accurate for Griffin as of the start of the Rocket Mortgage Classic.
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